Armed Forces open new residential compound for Bedouins in N.Sinai

CAIRO - 30 April 2022: Commander of the East of Suez Canal forces to combat terrorism Staff Major General Khaled Bayoumi and North Sinai Governor Mohamed Abdel Fadeel Shousha on Thursday inaugurated a new residential compound for Bedouins in Nekhel town.

The project, implemented in coordination with the Egyptian Zakat and Charity House, aims to meet the Sinai community's needs.

It includes 25 fully-equipped Bedouin houses, a mosque, a hostel and handicraft centers, as well as a number of public facilities and services.

Bayoumi asserted that the General Command of the Armed Forces spares no effort to achieve overall development in the Sinai Peninsula and provide decent life for Sinai residents.

On their part, Sinai tribal chiefs expressed their happiness of the ongoing development efforts in the Sinai Peninsula, stressing the close relationship with the Armed Forces.